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 Definitions for FOD: Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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FOD
Flexible Optical Disk (OD)
Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)
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FOD /fod/ v. [Abbreviation for `Finger of Death', originally a
spell-name from fantasy gaming] To terminate with extreme prejudice and
with no regard for other people. From MUDs where the wizard command
`FOD ' results in the immediate and total death of ,
usually as punishment for obnoxious behavior. This usage migrated to
other circumstances, such as "I'm going to fod the process that is
burning all the cycles." Compare gun.
In aviation, FOD means Foreign Object Damage, e.g., what happens when
a jet engine sucks up a rock on the runway or a bird in flight. Finger
of Death is a distressingly apt description of what this generally does
to the engine.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)
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FOD
/fod/ [Abbreviation for "Finger of Death", originally a
spell-name from fantasy gaming] To terminate with extreme
prejudice and with no regard for other people. From MUDs
where the wizard command "FOD " results in the
immediate and total death of , usually as punishment
for obnoxious behaviour. This usage migrated to other
circumstances, such as "I'm going to fod the process that is
burning all the cycles." Compare gun.
In aviation, FOD means Foreign Object Damage, e.g. what happens
when a jet engine sucks up a rock on the runway or a bird in
flight. Finger of Death is a distressingly apt description of
what this generally does to the engine.
[Jargon File]
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